Retail Jobs in London

Retailing
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 50 46
Rank change year-on-year -26 -4 +12
Permanent jobs citing Retail 512 1,201 1,851
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.01% 5.00% 5.75%
As % of the General category 5.22% 7.42% 8.38%
Number of salaries quoted 272 540 1,066
10th Percentile £40,763 £35,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,125 £43,688 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,000 £68,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.75% -10.29% +0.74%
75th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £98,750 £100,000
England median annual salary £51,500 £47,500 £59,526
% change year-on-year +8.42% -20.20% +3.52%

All General Skills
London

Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,816 16,183 22,087
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 76.81% 67.35% 68.63%
Number of salaries quoted 5,261 11,370 15,468
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,500 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,037 £73,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.09% -4.71% +5.00%
75th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £120,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Retail as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Retail in London

Retail
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Retail in London.

Salary trend for Retail in London

Retail
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Retail in London

Retail
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the London region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -9 100 £70,000 +20.69% 65
West London -4 15 £58,750 +2.17% 31
North London -12 7 £55,000 +29.41% 3
East London -23 5 £75,000 +22.95% 8
South London -75 5 £75,625 +25.00% 9
Retail
England

Retail
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (3.52%) Apache Spark
2 10 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.56%) CMS
4 7 (1.37%) Confluence
5 6 (1.17%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.78%) WordPress
7 3 (0.59%) IIS
7 3 (0.59%) SAS
8 2 (0.39%) Apache
8 2 (0.39%) CoreMedia CMS
9 1 (0.20%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 26 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (4.49%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.13%) Maya
4 9 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (1.17%) CINEMA 4D
7 5 (0.98%) Blender
8 3 (0.59%) SOLIDWORKS
9 2 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.39%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.20%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.20%) InDesign
10 1 (0.20%) Revit
10 1 (0.20%) Stata
10 1 (0.20%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 17 (3.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.34%) Dynamics AX
3 8 (1.56%) Shopify
4 4 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.59%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.59%) SAP Business One
5 3 (0.59%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.59%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.20%) Magento
7 1 (0.20%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 58 (11.33%) Azure
2 41 (8.01%) AWS
3 38 (7.42%) Power Platform
4 32 (6.25%) GCP
5 21 (4.10%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (3.91%) Google Analytics
7 18 (3.52%) SaaS
8 16 (3.13%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 11 (2.15%) Boomi
9 11 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
10 8 (1.56%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.37%) GitHub
11 7 (1.37%) Snowflake
12 6 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.17%) DigitalOcean
13 5 (0.98%) Azure AI
13 5 (0.98%) Azure Machine Learning
13 5 (0.98%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.98%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.78%) Adobe Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.13%) Firewall
1 16 (3.13%) HTTP
2 15 (2.93%) Network Security
3 9 (1.76%) DHCP
3 9 (1.76%) DNS
3 9 (1.76%) WAN
4 5 (0.98%) LAN
4 5 (0.98%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.98%) VPN
4 5 (0.98%) Wireless
5 3 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (0.59%) VLAN
6 2 (0.39%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.20%) BGP
7 1 (0.20%) Cisco Wireless
7 1 (0.20%) Internet
7 1 (0.20%) Junos
7 1 (0.20%) MPLS
7 1 (0.20%) OSPF
7 1 (0.20%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (7.62%) Tableau
2 28 (5.47%) Power BI
3 20 (3.91%) Data Lake
4 15 (2.93%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.95%) Power Query
6 6 (1.17%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.17%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.98%) Looker
8 4 (0.78%) PowerPivot
9 3 (0.59%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.59%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.59%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.39%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.20%) Apache Cassandra
11 1 (0.20%) Big Data
11 1 (0.20%) CouchDB
11 1 (0.20%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 29 (5.66%) Git
2 11 (2.15%) JIRA
3 9 (1.76%) GitLab
4 7 (1.37%) Octopus Deploy
4 7 (1.37%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.78%) Bazaar
6 3 (0.59%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.59%) webpack
7 2 (0.39%) Grunt
7 2 (0.39%) gulp
7 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.39%) JUnit
8 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.20%) Gradle
8 1 (0.20%) Maven
8 1 (0.20%) Postman
8 1 (0.20%) Selenium
8 1 (0.20%) TestRail
8 1 (0.20%) Vite
General
1 221 (43.16%) Social Skills
2 195 (38.09%) Finance
3 130 (25.39%) Analytical Skills
4 99 (19.34%) Marketing
5 53 (10.35%) Games
6 48 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 46 (8.98%) Manufacturing
8 43 (8.40%) Presentation Skills
9 41 (8.01%) Banking
10 34 (6.64%) Law
11 33 (6.45%) Telecoms
12 27 (5.27%) Advertising
13 21 (4.10%) Legal
14 14 (2.73%) German Language
15 13 (2.54%) Italian Language
16 10 (1.95%) Aviation
17 9 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (1.76%) Public Sector
18 8 (1.56%) Local Government
19 7 (1.37%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 106 (20.70%) Senior
2 60 (11.72%) Analyst
3 42 (8.20%) Developer
3 42 (8.20%) Lead
4 36 (7.03%) Architect
5 27 (5.27%) Senior Analyst
6 26 (5.08%) Software Engineer
7 23 (4.49%) Senior Software Engineer
8 20 (3.91%) Data Analyst
8 20 (3.91%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (3.71%) Senior Data Analyst
10 17 (3.32%) IT Analyst
11 16 (3.13%) Business Analyst
11 16 (3.13%) Trainer
12 14 (2.73%) Business IT Analyst
13 13 (2.54%) E-Commerce Manager
13 13 (2.54%) Engineering Manager
13 13 (2.54%) Risk Manager
14 12 (2.34%) Consultant
14 12 (2.34%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.10%) Kafka
2 18 (3.52%) .NET
3 16 (3.13%) CSS
3 16 (3.13%) HTML
4 13 (2.54%) Node.js
5 10 (1.95%) React
5 10 (1.95%) REST
6 8 (1.56%) .NET Core
6 8 (1.56%) EDI
6 8 (1.56%) Web Services
7 5 (0.98%) ASP.NET
7 5 (0.98%) ASP.NET Core
8 4 (0.78%) .NET Framework
8 4 (0.78%) Django
8 4 (0.78%) Entity Framework
8 4 (0.78%) GraphQL
8 4 (0.78%) HTML5 Canvas
8 4 (0.78%) jQuery
8 4 (0.78%) JSON
8 4 (0.78%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.42%) Robotics
2 34 (6.64%) Management Information System
3 26 (5.08%) Product Ownership
4 24 (4.69%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (4.49%) Blockchain
6 22 (4.30%) FMCG
7 21 (4.10%) Security Posture
8 17 (3.32%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.73%) Digital Media
9 14 (2.73%) Mobile App
10 13 (2.54%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (2.34%) Cloud Native
12 11 (2.15%) Social Media
13 10 (1.95%) EPoS
14 8 (1.56%) BBC
14 8 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
15 6 (1.17%) Multi-touch
16 5 (0.98%) Credit Risk
16 5 (0.98%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.32%) Windows
2 8 (1.56%) Mac OS X
3 5 (0.98%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.39%) Linux
6 1 (0.20%) Android
6 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.20%) VMS
6 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (26.17%) Analytics
2 132 (25.78%) Problem-Solving
3 122 (23.83%) Agile
4 89 (17.38%) Project Management
5 82 (16.02%) E-Commerce
6 78 (15.23%) Roadmaps
7 73 (14.26%) Coaching
8 68 (13.28%) Artificial Intelligence
9 64 (12.50%) Mentoring
10 60 (11.72%) ERP
11 57 (11.13%) Software Engineering
12 55 (10.74%) Risk Management
13 49 (9.57%) Strategic Thinking
14 48 (9.38%) Thought Leadership
15 46 (8.98%) Continuous Improvement
15 46 (8.98%) Root Cause Analysis
15 46 (8.98%) Stakeholder Management
16 45 (8.79%) CRM
17 44 (8.59%) Computer Science
17 44 (8.59%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 67 (13.09%) Python
1 67 (13.09%) SQL
2 28 (5.47%) JavaScript
3 20 (3.91%) C#
4 18 (3.52%) Scala
5 11 (2.15%) Java
6 9 (1.76%) R
6 9 (1.76%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.78%) VBA
9 3 (0.59%) Bash
9 3 (0.59%) VB
10 1 (0.20%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.20%) C
10 1 (0.20%) Go
10 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.20%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 139 (27.15%) Degree
2 26 (5.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (4.30%) DBS Check
4 14 (2.73%) CISA
5 12 (2.34%) ISACA
6 9 (1.76%) CISM
6 9 (1.76%) CISSP
7 8 (1.56%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.37%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.37%) Security Cleared
9 6 (1.17%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (0.98%) CCSP
10 5 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.78%) CIPD
11 4 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.78%) PMP
12 3 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.86%) QA
2 23 (4.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (4.49%) ITGC
3 21 (4.10%) NIST
4 19 (3.71%) GDPR
5 18 (3.52%) PCI DSS
6 14 (2.73%) Accessibility
7 11 (2.15%) GMP
8 8 (1.56%) SLA
9 7 (1.37%) PMO
10 2 (0.39%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.39%) GRC
10 2 (0.39%) IFRS
10 2 (0.39%) IFRS 9
10 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.20%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 15 (2.93%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.54%) Docker
3 1 (0.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 13 (2.54%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.17%) Terraform
3 5 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (0.78%) SCCM
5 3 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.39%) Grafana
6 2 (0.39%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.20%) OPNET
7 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 96 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 76 (14.84%) Google
3 59 (11.52%) Adobe
4 45 (8.79%) Databricks
5 39 (7.62%) SAP
6 29 (5.66%) TikTok
7 24 (4.69%) Oracle
8 23 (4.49%) Salesforce
9 16 (3.13%) Apple
10 11 (2.15%) Dell
10 11 (2.15%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.56%) Ahrefs
11 8 (1.56%) JD Edwards
12 7 (1.37%) BT
12 7 (1.37%) Cisco
13 6 (1.17%) Ping Identity
13 6 (1.17%) Yahoo!
14 5 (0.98%) Foundry
14 5 (0.98%) Hotjar
15 4 (0.78%) Intel